Vol. 2 – Number 7 – 2021 Literature review Page 68-72 Bichectomy or adipose tissue removal – literature review Yuri Marcel Estevam Menezes¹ Allyssia Vitória Souza da Silva² Vivian Eduarda de Lemos Cordeiro² Ana Karina Fonseca de Carvalho Calderan Correa³ ABSTRACT The surgical removal of the buccal fat pad or Bichectomy is an aesthetic-functional procedure with aesthetic attributions associated with the face contour, smoothness and symmetry of facial lines, in addition to its therapeutic performance linked to the reduction of intraoral lesions caused by repetitive masticatory stress, as well as aid in the closure of spaces created by tumors, oral-sinus communication and others; this tissue also offers the possibility of being used as a graft for the treatment of intraoral pathologies and covering bone exposures in defective implants. The performance of this procedure is by intraoral access and its final result can be observed after approximately three months. Descriptors: adipose tissue, bichectomy, oral surgery, face, Bichat fat pad. ¹ CD, Spec. in Implantology. ² Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry. ³ Me. in Health Sciences. DOI: 10.24077/2021276872
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